Overview
- Final qualifying matches were completed on Friday with Bianca Andreescu and Liam Draxl both losing three-set matches and failing to reach the U.S. Open singles draws.
- Andreescu fell to Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 and Draxl lost to Australia’s Tristan Schoolkate 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7).
- Rain forced a suspension during the final round and Andreescu had been leading 2-0 when play was paused, a disruption that preceded a 2 hour 44 minute match where she hit seven aces but won only 10 of 21 net points.
- Earlier in qualifying fellow Canadian Carson Branstine was beaten by Robin Montgomery, which removed another possible Canadian qualifier from contention.
- Canada’s singles presence at the tournament now rests on established main-draw players Félix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Fernandez, whose early matches will draw national attention as the U.S. Open begins.